Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-20
The Queen of England Visits
Buffalo Bill'S Encampment.

ne queen OF England NlSltS
Buffalo BillS Encampment.
GREAT CEREMONY IN HER HONOR
HER MAJESTY TALKS WITH RED
SHIRT, PATS THE PAPooSES,
AND SHAKES HANDS
WITH sQUAws
LONDON, May l1-Queen Victoria
this afternoon visited the wild
West" encampment at Earrs Court
where private exhibition was given
for her benefit. The public was not
admitted to the grounds this after
noon because the Queen had ordered
to the contrary. She sent word yes
terday afternoon that she desired the
performance to begin soon after her
arrival at 5 o'clock. The Queen is
almost the only ruler in Europe, ex.
cept the Czar of Russia, who will not
attend any entertainment in company
with the public. The order to exclude
everyone not directly connected with
the Wild West Company so that none
should be present except those es-
pecially invited by her was rigidly
enforced.
AFRAID OF THE COWBOYS.
All the members of the company
were directed to remain in the stables
with the horses until the Queen and
her party had been seated. There
was great excitement among the cow
boys. There were policemen stand
ing guard over every stable. The
cowboys were very hard to repress
They would keep coming out of the
stables and 60 lounging about, great
ly to the horror of the policemen.
These oonstables appeared to be
rather afraid of the cowboys aud
would beg them to back, instead of
ordering them As the cowboys
were all armed to the teeth and had
numerous belts of extra cartridges
buckled about their waists there was
good reason for the respect paid them
by these constables
THE SHOW PROCEEDS.
Policemen stifened like stakes
when the Queen entered the amphi-
theatre and stood like soldiers on
guard. All during the performance
gillies and servants stood with the
policemen in tie central entrance of
the amphitheatre and did not venture
once to sit down upon any of the va
cant seats near them The Queen
took her seat and when all of her
party were seated she signaled to one
of her equerries. He nodded to a po-
liceman and he touched the arm of
the handsome Richmond orator of the
Wild West performance. He in turn
waved small red flag and the seem
cry which had parted to admit the
Queen and her attendants again open
ed and the voice of Buffalo Bill was
heard shouting "go." The Indians
and cowboys came dashing in like
wind and formed in parade line op-
posite the Queen. Then each section
of separate tribes dashed to the front
and posed in picturesque line in
front of her Majesty. The yelling of
the Indians and shouting of the cow
boys and the rush of steeds appeared
to have a perfect facination for the
royal spectator. She put up q pair
of glasses and gave her whole atten-
tion to the line going up and down
until graceful Colonel Cody came to
the front at last, and, backing upon
his graceful horse, bowed in front of
her.
The regular programme was not
given She said that she. could re-
main only until 6:2O. This gave
scant three.quarters of an hour and
everything was done with rush.
All of the performers were very ner-
vous, but in spite Of their nervous
ness they were much more successful
than upon the opening day. After
the grand parade there were one or
two races and then the rifle shooting
began. Lillian Smith, who shoots
at moving glass balls, missed only
twice in succession of forty or fifty
shots. When she had finished the
Queen signaled to her to come to the
royal box. Miss Smith advanced
and bowed and the Queen bowed in
return Nothing was said. Annie
Oakley, who followed her, was equal
ly successful. She, too, was present
ed to the Queen. Both of the young
women bowed in matter-of- fact-way
and then walked off as if they were
not at all overcome by the situation.
The attack upon the deadwood
coach greatly delighted the royal
party. This and the attack upon the
settlers cabin was completed within
ten. The war dance interested the
Queen more than any other feature of
the performance. Several of the most
chiefs of the party were
stripped entirely naked except their
breech-clouts, When the fervor of
the dance reached it's height their only
covering, except what has been men,
was a coat of paint and few
bracelets. The Richmond orator in |
a picturesque suit of buckskin and |
beadwork, with his long brown curls
floating in the wind, stood just at the
left of the Queen outside her box and
called out in a clear, musical voice an
of every item of the limit
ed bill. Occasionally the Queen |
would turn to him and ask him some
question. The attack on the cabin |
was the closing act of the performance
This was done with great spirit and
dash. The cowboys and Indians ex-
celled themselves in nc ost reckless and
daring riding. Buck Taylor, when
the cavalcade swept down near the
royal box, fairly threw his horse
around into twenty or thirty positions
inside of q minute. He fired his re-
volver from under his horse and ex-
hibited such lightning-like gymnastic
ability as to call for perfect yell of
from excitable Major Burke,
who stood at the right of the royal
box, inspiring the boys with his en-
thusiasm and fire.
At the close of the performance a
large portion of the party went
through the exhibition part Of the
show. The queen did not go. She
that Red shirt and the prin-